2013 Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month Events: March 2013

Women’s History Month Kick-Off / Meet the Fokkens ILENS Screening

Wednesday, February 27, 6:30 Reception, 7:30 Film, Sarratt Cinema. Presented by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center & The International Lens Film Series, this event is free and open to the public. Please contact kayce.matthews@vanderbilt.edu for more information.

S.H.A.D.E.S. Presents Womanist Week 2013 “Revisiting the WOmanist Definition”

Monday, March 11-Friday, March 15, various times and locations. Presented by S.H.A.D.E.S., these events are free and open to the public. For a full list of events, please visit their website or contact Carlin Rushing at carlin.e.rushing@Vanderbilt.Edu

Women in Islam: Case Studies from Pakistan and Morocco

Wednesday, March 13, 12:00-1:00pm, SLC Lower Level  1&2. Presented by World on Wednesday, this event is free and open to the public. Please contact kayce.matthews@vanderbilt.edu  for more information.

Cultivating Excellence: Gender and Leadership Symposium

Wednesday, March 13, 5:30-7:00pm, Sarratt Student Center, Room 308. RSVP Requested. Presented by The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, this event is free and open to students. Please contact katie.garcia@vanderbilt.edu for more information.

Vanderbilt Lacrosse Game

Wednesday, March 13, 3:00pm, Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex. Presented by the Vanderbilt Athletic Department, this event is free and open to the public. Please click here for more information.

Social Death and Social Resurrection: Emancipation Observances in Woodside, St. Mary, Jamaica. Lecture Delivered by Emma Brodber.

Wednesday, March 13, 4:00-6:00pm, The Bishop Johnson Black Cultural Center. Presented by the English Department Drake Lecture Series and the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, this event is free and open to the public. Please click here for more information.

Book Club Discussion: The World is a High Hill: Stories about Jamaican Women. Discussion Facilitated by Author, Emma Brodber.

Thursday, March 14, 4:00-6:00pm The Bishop Johnson Black Cultural Center. Presented by the English Department Drake Lecture Series and the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, this event is free and open to the public. Please click here for more information.

TGI-LGBTQI-F: Influential LGBTQI Women

Friday, March 15, 12:00-1:00pm, K.C. Potter Center. Presented by the Office of LGBTQI Life, this event is free and open to the public. Please click here for more information.

BCC Book Discussion: Their Eyes Were Watching God

Wednesday, March 20, 12:00-1:00pm, The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Presented by the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, this event is free and open to the public. Please click here for more information.

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl Creator Issa Rae on “The New New Girl” 2013 Cuninggim Lecture on Women in Culture and Society

Thursday, March 21, 6:00pm, SLC Board of Trust. RSVP Requested. Presented by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, this event is free and open to the public.

“Iyanla Vanzant, Black Women’s Spirituality and the Oprah Effect: Straddling and Merging Religious Differences” The Antoinette Brown Lecture Delivered by Monica Coleman, Ph.D.

Thursday, March 21, 7:00pm, Benton Chapel, Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Presented by the Antoinette Brown Lecure, this event is free and open to the public. For more information, please click here.

ABG Workshop: Using New Media to Shape your Voice and Identity

Friday, March 22, 12:00-1:00pm, The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, Auditorium. Presented by The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center and The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, this event is free and open to undergraduate and graduate students.For more informaton, please contact Kayce Matthews at kayce.matthews@vanderbilt.edu.

Remembering the Brokenhearted: Performing Ancient Israel’s Stories of Violence Against Women

Friday, March 22, 7:00pm, West End United Methodist Church, 4^th Floor Theatre. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the website or contact nancyhawthorne@gmail.com

 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Saturday, March 23, 10:00am-3:30pm. RSVP Requested. Presented by The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, the HIV Vaccine Trials Unit, Nashville Cares, & Street Works, this event is open to Vanderbilt Students, Staff, and Faculty. For more information, please contact katie.garcia@vanderbilt.edu.

Vanderbilt Lacrosse Game

Tuesday, March 26^th, 3:00pm, Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex. Presented by the Vanderbilt Athletic Department, this event is free and open to the public. Please click here for more information.

Honor Based Violence Work and Exhibit of Art Books by Jennifer McQuistion

Reception: Wednesday, March 27, 4:30-6:30pm, Arts and Creative Engagement Wing of Sarratt Student Center, 3^rd Floor. The Exhibit will be open March 11-April 30. Presented by Arts and Creative Engagement, this event is free and open to the public. For more information, please click here.

A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer

Wednesday, March 27, 6:00pm, Sarratt Cinema. Presented by Vandy Fems, tickets are required for this event. For more information, contact kelley.r.hines@vanderbilt.edu

The Kitchen Table Series: Heroine Addiction: Feminine Power in Pop Culture

Wednesday, March 27, 5:00pm,Sarratt 325/327. Presented by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, this event is free and open to the public. For more information, please click here.